Trackballs vs regular computer mouse

[Twoply 0]

Anybody else use a trackball instead of a regular mouse?

I have been using one for years now and I absolutely cannot stand to useuse a regular mouse anymore.

[jm951 0]

A track ball on the desktop, but I have a cordless USB mouse for my laptop. I prefer the track ball.

[turtlespeed 226]

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A track ball on the desktop, but I have a cordless USB mouse for my laptop. I prefer the track ball.

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[DSE 5]

We exclusively use large Kensington trackballs on all our editing systems. We replace the ball that comes with the Kensington with a billiard ball. My personal choice is the 8 ball.
Not only does it allow for very tight precision and speed in a small/fixed area, it also greatly reduces risk of carpal tunnel. We have at least 50 Kensington Expert Mouse Pro's, I get a little frustrated when I'm traveling with my laptop and don't have my trackball.

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[ryoder 1,590]

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We exclusively use large Kensington trackballs on all our editing systems. We replace the ball that comes with the Kensington with a billiard ball. My personal choice is the 8 ball.
Not only does it allow for very tight precision and speed in a small/fixed area, it also greatly reduces risk of carpal tunnel. We have at least 50 Kensington Expert Mouse Pro's, I get a little frustrated when I'm traveling with my laptop and don't have my trackball.

I am using a Kensington Expert "Mouse" right now. I love it! (Now why the hell did they name a trackball a "mouse?). The greatest thing is how by just flicking the ball, then lifting my fingers, I can use the momentum of the ball to shoot across the screen, then touch it to stop where I want it. I carry a Logitech Trackman Wheel with my laptop.

I am firmly convinced the mouse was invented by accident when some idiot in the factory read the blueprints for a trackball upside down.

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[DSE 5]

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I am firmly convinced the mouse was invented by accident when some idiot in the factory read the blueprints for a trackball upside down.

I'm gonna steal that line

[ifall 0]

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I am firmly convinced the mouse was invented by accident when some idiot in the factory read the blueprints for a trackball upside down.

I'm gonna steal that line

Brilliant!! I use the Logitech Trackman myself. One for work and one I carry with me with my laptop. Resisted for a while 'til about 4 years back when I got the first one. Won't EVER go back.

[jcd11235 0]

In order of preference for me:

Trackpad
Trackball
Mouse

I hate being stuck at a desktop without having my trackpad, but a trackball is a close second. It's just too far from the keyboard, so it slows down my work flow.

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[wmw999 2,590]

Me, I hate the trackpad. Rather use a mouse. At home on the laptop I use the stick, and it's OK.

Moving the mouse around is kind of like exercise

Wendy W.

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[davelepka 4]

Big surprise, Mike likes balls. We really needed a post to tell us that.

[Rick 67]

I love the trackball. I do a lot of engineering drawings and mecahincal drawings for our sign company and the track ball is easier for me to use than a standard mouse.

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